What is "awakening"

Awaken \A*wak"en\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Awakened; p. pr. & vb. n. Awakening.] [OE. awakenen, awaknen, AS. [=a]w[ae]cnan, [=a]w[ae]cnian, v. i.; pref. on- + w[ae]cnan to wake. Cf. Awake, v. t.] To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake.

[He] is dispatched Already to awaken whom thou nam'st.
--Cowper.

Their consciences are thoroughly awakened.
--Tillotson.

Syn: To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.

Awakening \A*wak"en*ing\, a. Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn. -- A*wak"en*ing*ly, adv.

Awakening \A*wak"en*ing\, n. The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.

1. Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn. n. 1 The act of awake, or ceasing to sleep. 2 (context religion English) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual. 3 (context figurative English) Being roused into action or activity. v

2. (present participle of awaken English)

n. the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most" [syn: wakening, waking up]

Awakening or The Awakening may refer to:

• Wakefulness, the state of being conscious

"Awakening" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 14 March 1997, during the third season.

"Awakening" is episode 10 of season 4 in the television show Angel.

Awakening is the debut album of progressive metal band Narnia. The band is credited for skill, especially Carl Johan Grimmark, with his impressive neo-classical guitar solos, who was only 19 when this album was released.

"Awakening" is the second single from Switchfoot's sixth studio album, Oh! Gravity.. The single was released to radio in March 2007. It hit Hot AC radio stations with an impact day of March 26, 2007 and eventually peaked at No. 54 on that format's charts. It was also slated for release to Top 40, Alternative, and Active Rock stations, 1 but saw virtually no play on any of those formats.

Awakening is the second album by indietronica group Iris, released in 2003. Awakening was the first album to feature Andrew Sega, who added guitars and pushed the band's sound into a more experimental electronic direction.

The Awakening ( or ) is a Lutheran religious movement in Finland which has found followers in the provinces of Savo and Ostrobothnia. The origins of the movement are in the 18th century. It has functioned inside the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland throughout its existence. Formerly very pietist, the movement is currently considered within mainstream Finnish Lutheranism.

"Awakening" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise, and originally aired on November 26, 2004 on UPN. The script was written by André Bormanis and the episode was directed by Star Trek: Voyager alumni Roxann Dawson. The episode was the first of the season for both Bormanis and Dawson. The episode is the second of a three-part episode arc which started in "The Forge" and concludes in " Kir'Shara".

Set in the 22nd century, the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship Enterprise, registration NX-01. In this episode, the Vulcan government seek to make the Enterprise leave orbit so they can attack a renegade faction of Vulcans, and afterwards the long-standing enemy of the Vulcans, the Andorians. Meanwhile, Captain Jonathan Archer and Commander T'Pol have been captured by the Syrrannites, and it is discovered that Archer has the katra of Surak. He has visions which lead him to find an ancient Vulcan artefact called the "Kir'Shara" as the group come under attack from the Vulcans.

Elements of the plot of the episode were compared by executive producer to the Protestant Reformation with the Vulcan High Command representing the Catholic Church. The producers took care to cast actors in the roles of T'Pau and Surak who looked similar to the actors who portrayed those parts in The Original Series. Nielsen ratings for the first run of the episode saw a decrease from the first part of the trilogy, down to 1.8/3. The critical response was mixed, saying that whilst they were entertained by the episode, there were several elements in the plot which were problematic.

Awakening, in comics, may refer to:

• The Awakening (Image Comics) by Stephen Blue, published in 1997 by Image Comics
• The Awakening (Oni Press) by Neal Shaffer and Luca Genovese, published in 2004 by Oni Press
• Awakening (Archaia), by Nick Tapalansky and Alex Eckman-Lawn, published in 2007 by Archaia Studios Press
• Awakenings (comics), Eric Hobbs and Gabe Pena, published in 2004 by Eighth Day Entertainment
• Awakening Comics, a company and title by Steve Peters
• I Am Legend: Awakening, film tie-in, published in 2007 by DC Comics
• Starchild: Awakenings, published in 2008 by Coppervale Press
• "Awakening", the story in Stone, by Image Comics

Awakening is a 1959 Czechoslovak film. The film starred Josef Kemr.

Awakening is the third full-length studio album by Blessthefall. It was released on October 4, 2011, through Fearless Records. It is the band's second album with singer Beau Bokan and first album with rhythm guitarist Elliott Gruenberg after the departure of Mike Frisby. The album was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, producer of the second album, Witness. On September 12, the song "40 Days..." was released on the IGN site. It debuted at No. 32 on the Billboard 200, selling over 11,290 copies in its first week. In Canada, the album debuted at No. 88 on the Canadian Albums Chart. The album also features a few songs without harsh screaming or death growls.

Awakening is the third studio album by Canadian recording artist Promise, it was released on June 28, 2011.The album features guest appearances from The World Famous Tony Williams, Jhené Aiko, J. Ivy and others. The album was released by Duck Down Music.

Awakening is a casual hidden object puzzle adventure game series developed by Boomzap Entertainment and published exclusively by Big Fish Games. The games are released in several languages with both Standard Editions and Collector's Editions, the latter including additional features. In order to progress through each game, the player must solve puzzles and find hidden objects. It is available on PC, Mac, iPhone and iPad platforms.

As of 2014, the series consists of eight installments with connected storylines, all with positive reviews. The third game, Awakening: The Goblin Kingdom has hailed the most praise, being awarded the Best Hidden Object Game of 2011 by Casual Gameplay. It has also topped Big Fish Games' top 10 PC Games chart for 42 days.

The sixth game, Awakening: The Redleaf Forest: Collector's Edition was released on May 31, 2014 to conclude the adventures of Queen Sophia, the main protagonist of the series. A free-to-play version called Awakening Kingdoms was released in the previous year. Shortly after Queen Sophia's story finale, a seventh installment Awakening: The Golden Age was released on November 1, 2014 to serve as a prequel to the series.

As of August 2014, games from the Awakening series have been downloaded over 17 million times on PC, Mac and mobile devices. It is also considered "one of the oldest and most successful Hidden Object Adventure franchises."

Awakening is a 2013 Nigerian dark thriller film directed by James Omokwe and Ethan Okwara, starring OC Ukeje, Kehinde Bankole, Femi Brainard and Bryan Okwara. It was nominated for the category AMAA Achievement In Visual Effects at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards. The film was the highest rated film on Nollywood Reinvented at the time of release, with a score of 81%.

Awakening is an album by American saxophonist Sonny Fortune recorded in 1975 and released on the Horizon label.

Awakening is an album by American jazz flautist Nicole Mitchell, which was recorded in 2011 and released on Delmark. She leads a quartet with guitarist Jeff Parker, bassist Harrison Bankhead and drummer Avreeayl Ra. Although she's worked extensively with these musicians, the group played together for the first time just days before heading into the studio. Mitchell explained "With this quartet I tried to put the flute more out front as usual. I wanted to dig back into the old school jazz a bit and yet still make room to branch out into never-never land".

Awakening is a full-length studio album by Jackie Evancho, consisting of 12 tracks. The album, produced by Nick Patrick, released on September 23, 2014, is Evancho's first album recorded for Sony Masterworks' Portrait Records imprint.

In advance of the album's release, Evancho released two singles from the album and a music video of each: covers of " The Rains of Castamere", from the TV series Game of Thrones, and "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera. Evancho recorded a third PBS special based on the album, which began airing on November 29, 2014, and her concert tour to promote the album began in November 2014.

The album consists of 12 tracks and includes a mix of classical pieces, like Rachmaninoff's " Vocalise", the hymn " Dormi Jesu" and the Vavilov version of " Ave Maria"; classical crossover covers of more contemporary pieces like U2's " With or Without You", Ennio Morricone's "Your Love", Lara Fabian's "Je t'aime" and Within Temptation's " Memories"; and several original songs. Walmart is offering a deluxe edition that includes a second disk with six additional holiday songs. A bonus track cover of " My Immortal" by Evanescence is included exclusively on the album sold in Japan.

Awakening debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Albums chart, Evancho's fifth consecutive release at No. 1 on that chart. It remained on the Classical Albums chart for a consecutive 72 weeks. The DVD of the PBS special charted at No. 3 on the Billboard Music Video Sales chart and remained on that chart for eight weeks. In Billboards year-end rankings, Awakening hung on to be the No. 3 classical album of 2015.